--- title: "Age Concern Newbury and District rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Age Concern Newbury and District a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 75/100. Accounts 2025: income £543k · 48% on charitable activities. Reg 1189615." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-concern-newbury-and-district retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:51:55.396Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Age Concern Newbury and District a good charity? Age Concern Newbury and District scores 75/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£543k total income, 48% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Reading · RG14 7BH | Reg [1189615](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-concern-newbury-and-district) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.fairclosecentre.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189615) Donate ## How can you give to AGE CONCERN NEWBURY AND DISTRICT? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official AGE CONCERN NEWBURY AND DISTRICT form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.fairclosecentre.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1189615) ## What does Age Concern Newbury and District do? Age Concern Newbury and District is a registered charity (no. 1189615) working in disability in Reading · RG14 7BH. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 48% of spending to charitable activities, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈20% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Age Concern Newbury and District hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=age-concern-newbury-and-district) **In short:** AGE CONCERN NEWBURY AND DISTRICT scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars). 48% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Age Concern Newbury and District? Age Concern Newbury and District has a Clarity Score of 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1189615. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Disability. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £543k, with 48% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 75/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 48% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £543k Latest year 2025 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £106.2 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does AGE CONCERN NEWBURY AND DISTRICT compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers AGE CONCERN NEWBURY AND DISTRICT scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)36thpercentile **Scores higher than 36% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 75/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Disability charities37thpercentile **Scores higher than 37% of 711 charities in this cause** · 75/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Age Concern Newbury and District's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Age Concern Newbury and District's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 7 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | Not stated · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 2% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 48% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 45 volunteers / 17 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Age Concern Newbury and District's Clarity Score? 75/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets2% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratio48% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio45 volunteers / 17 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Age Concern Newbury and District raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £543k | — | | Total expenditure | £671k | — | | Charitable activities | £321k | 48% | | Fundraising | £12k | 2% | 48%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £671k spent - Charitable activities48% · £321k - Fundraising2% · £12k - Other spending50% · £338k ## What trust indicators does Age Concern Newbury and District have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 7 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 17 employees · 45 volunteers (3:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1189615 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189615) ### Trustees & officers - Joanna Sarah Reed since 2020 - Margaret Letitia Payne Chair · since 2020 - Jolyon Paul Barton since 2021 - Vaughan John Miller since 2022 - Dr Bruce Baird Letham since 2023 - Andrew Gordon Crompton since 2024 - JONATHAN HOPSON since 2020 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Age Concern Newbury and District's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Age Concern Newbury and District? Overall score 75/100 (4★) Income £543k Cause spend 48% of expenditure Reg number 1189615 Scope Local (reading) Reserves — Trustees 7 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does AGE CONCERN NEWBURY AND DISTRICT compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Age Concern Newbury and District a legitimate charity? + Yes — Age Concern Newbury and District is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1189615). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189615. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Age Concern Newbury and District's charity number? + Age Concern Newbury and District's charity number is 1189615. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Age Concern Newbury and District's charity rating? + Age Concern Newbury and District scores 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Age Concern Newbury and District have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Age Concern Newbury and District. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Age Concern Newbury and District? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 48% of Age Concern Newbury and District's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Age Concern Newbury and District's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 2% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at Age Concern Newbury and District. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Age Concern Newbury and District's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Age Concern Newbury and District receive? + Age Concern Newbury and District reported £543k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Age Concern Newbury and District's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Age Concern Newbury and District based? + Age Concern Newbury and District is listed at Reading · RG14 7BH, focused on disability. How does CharityCompare score Age Concern Newbury and District? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Age Concern Newbury and District's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Age Concern Newbury and District's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.